Hair-bobbing gauge



July 7, 1925. 1,544,868

c. VQSPRENGNETHER HAIR BOBBING GAUGE I55 /A r/Vf04 C 175.5 GEN/717 KJ/mwmwwm Patented July 7, 1925.

s 9mm? a aaawrae $13 wa MI S U Application filed April 1' 4, 1924'. Serial No. 706,549.

' oun ladies and'children' which consists in causing the hairfrom the top and sides of the head to fall freely from the'head 'and in cuttingthe hair along a substantially horizontal line in a plane approximating the lower extremities-of the-ears' ii I The object of my invention is to provide device, of'simple, inexpensive and durable construction, in the form of an open frame for placement over the head and comprising an element, which surrounds the back and both sides of the head to provide a gauge, or true line, for the guidance of scissors, or hair cutting tools, and, other elements for the establishment and maintenance of the gauge in proper position.

A further object is to provide a hair bobbing gauge comprising elements which may be relatively adjusted whereby the element forming the cutting line may be moved and held in selective positions; and a still further object is to provide a hair bobbing gauge having the recited characteristics and whose various elements may be relatively articulated, or hinged, whereby to provide for its folding into a relatively small com-. pass for storage and transit.

My improvements consist in the novel construction, arrangement and combination of parts as hereinafter fully, clearly and concisely described, definitely pointed out in my claims and illustrated by the accompanying drawing (1 sheet), in Which Fig. 1 shows a side elevation of my gauge as in use. i

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the gauge.

Fig. 8 is a front view of the gauge, and

Fig. at is a side View showing the gauge as folded. 7

My device consists essentially in a gauge element A and suspending means B for the gauge element. By preference the gauge element A is formedout of a'single piece of Wire, of-substantially semi-circular shape, of asuflicient length to embrace the sides and back of the head and having its free ends-anteriorily disposed. Also, by preference, the suspending means B is formed as bows, madeiof wire, for extension over the headto providea suspending point at the medianpoint at the back of the head and two opposed suspension points at the sides of the heads I v In order that the gauge element A may be moved and held in varying altitudinal planes the suspending means are made relatively adjustable, the forward bow being made of-two parts 5 and 6, each having at its lower end an eye ,7, fer the suspension of the ug e e A nd a h ms Ma 1?" 7 per end an eye 8'p royiding a sliding connection between the upper ends of the parts 5 and 6. shortening of the forward bow as by a relative movement of its parts 5 and 6 the forward ends of the gauge element A will be lowered or raised. For correspondingly bringing the rear part of the gauge element Obviously upon a lengthening or 7;

the gauge element is extended at its upper v end between the parts 5 and 6, as shown, and

drawn, or moved, forwardly or rearwardly thereof to raise or lower the rear part of the gauge element.

For the locking of the parts 5, 6 and 9 against relative movements in their properly adjusted positions I provide slip rings 11 and 12 and for the more positive securement of the bow 9 against[displacement I may provide undulations as at 13.

It is desirable that the device, as a whole, be of minimum weight, for the comfort of the wearer, and yet be of such construction. as to preclude distortion, particularly of the gauge element A, hence I employ throughout a relatively small gauged wire and augment the gauge element with a correspondingly shaped piece of wire 14 located in a plane above the gauge and connect it with the gauge as by the links 15, 16 and 17. By preference thelinks 15 and 16 are formed as integral extensions of the wire 14 and each include an eye 18 for connection with the described eyes 7 of the suspending means and 20 for the securement of a chin strap,

such as 21 for the holding of the device, as

a whole, against rearward movement over the head. The link 17 is a separate and distinct piece of wire having at its lower end an eye 22 for connection with the eye 10 of the rear bow and at its upper end a hook 2-3 for holding the rear bow 9 against lateral movements.

The wire 14, in addition to the structural advantage just recited, serves the very important function of confining the hair within or behind the. gauge element A, as obviously with the gauge element forming the cutting line the hair would be unconfined except for the wire 14.

In the provision of the readily separable connection between the bows and the hinge connections between the bows and the gauge element I am enabled to fold the whole device, for storage or transit as in Fig. 4.

The, folding operation consists in a loosening of the slip rings 11 and 12 to free and separate, or detach, the forward end of the bow 9 from the bows 5 and 6 and in freeing the bow 9 from the hook 23; in swinging the bow 9, on eyes 10 and 22, laterally, and in swinging bows 5 and 6, on eyes 7 and 18, rearwardly, as shown in Fig. 4.

I claim:

1. A hair bobbing gauge comprising a pair of similarly shaped elements, means for fixedly securing said elements in vertically spaced relationship whereby the one may serve to guide a hair cutting tool and the other serve toconfine the hair immediately above the tool guiding element and a frame, comprising relatively adjustable members, whereby the recited elements may be held in selective positions upon a users head.

2. A hair bobbing gauge,-comprising a pair of vertically spaced, parallel, and similarly shaped elements, the lowermost one of which serves as a guide for a cutting tool and the uppermost one of which serves asa hair confining 'means, means for holding said elements upon a users head, comprising a bow consisting of relatively adjustable parts for the sup-port of the forward end of said elements and a bow for the support of the rear end of said elements having its forward end extended between the parts of the first mentioned bow, means for relatively detachably securing the parts of the forward bow and the forward end of the rear bow, and means for hingedly connecting all of the bows to said hair confining and tool guiding elements.

CRESCENTIA V. SPRENGNETHER. 

